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"Ibm OREGON STATESMAN Satan. Oregon Morning Fe&raary- 2L 1942 Struggle for Java Starts Allies Set to Repel i : Invaders; Japs Land V On Storied Island (Continued from Page 1) of action an enemy destroyer. In all this, there was iu known allied losses. StilL as had often been, the case, It appeared that this was prin cipally another delaying action. Any hope that Bali, itself would long stand was improbable, the Dutch command ; suggesting as much in announcing that all on the island that could be of value to the enemy already had been destroyed. A near approach to Java thus was to all practical effect in the Invader's hands; but what he could - be able to do with it against Java itself was another matter. On that island, where small American and other, allied forces already had arrived to aid the Dutch, more enemy air action was directed at the Dutch air dromes and it appeared from of ficial Dutch reports that this had been an almost complete fail ure in that no field was knocked out or seriously hart. The great Soerabaja naval base on Java, which lies about 120 miles to the west of Bali, was not challenged during the day per haps because American-Dutch pilots on preceding days had driven Japanese aerial invaders back with the loss of at least 10 . of their planes', five of them bomb ers. To Australia, meanwhile, the menace raised by the enemy's ap parent landing on Timor was no less real, although less imminent, for it cast the Japanese shadow within 400 miles of Port Darwin, the Australian naval base which on Thursday had been hard hit by Japanese bombers with consid erable loss to ships and Australian planes aground. The Australian parliament took the extraordinary step of meeting la atter secrecy to dis cuss the greatest crisis to eon- . front part of the British com monwealth of nations since the German aerial offensive on - England In 1949. All this gathering of the shad ows in the south Pacific some what overshadowed the critical and apparently -still deteriorating allied position' on the Burma front and the struggle still fierce ly proceeding across the far Pac ific silences on Bataan peninsula. In the Burmese theatre, the British were desperately trying to hold a line along the western banks of the Bilin river a line whose fall would drive the de fenders back to the Sittang river, the last natural defensive area on the approaches to the Ran goon -Mandalay railway feeding the Burma supply road to China. The British command reported a long succession of imperial counter-attacks, and whether the Bilin defenses would fall seemed about a 50-50 affair. The one fav orable point was that allied air superiority demained manifest. CHUNGKING, China. Feb. 20-OP)-Chinese troops In one f their most successful actions yet la defense of Burma have . hurled back Japanese troops ' attempting to force a river west f Chlengsen, a town in the northernmost tip of Thailand, a Chinese communique an nounced Friday night. Chiengsen is on the west bank of the Mekong itself and tribu taries flow into the stream from both west and east. The point at which the ' thwarted Japanese thrust was aimed was identified as Mong yuen, a town not shown on mapi available here. Japanese troops arc knows t hava been aarchinc toward Chlengsen from Chiengmai, some 125 miles to the south- west. Chlenrmai U the'terminus . .. of the railroad from Bangkok and has been the objective of ; heavy allied air raids. -".The British have stated that the Japanese have been gathering - strong parachute and air-borne infantry forces at Cbiengmai in preparation for an onslaught against Burma. Get relief from jUPBOVTD Vlcka treatment thai makes Ticks VapoRub frw fWOI gUlll TVSt Oat KFCStl ACTS 1 WATS At OUCH to bring reUef.fC5rrMTtS toupper treaUiingrjaasageswithaoothlng ; mediciaal rapors i .' si Maura chest ani tack gurfaces 12m a rsrmir? poultice ; i . And srKXS ' r:s tsua to ease eougha. raUere tzvtztlax soreness or tightness, v ' tzl USSJ real coafott : IcetthUhnproTedteeatment' - ZZrJZZm V&noRnb for S Hi'-tca OH back as weU as ; throat- r."l ches?,. tuca spreaa tt'cS layer on chest and cover wlwrtaedelotn.Tryitl TTCK8 VaPC--J-U XBJprorea way. CougEiing The Japs Will Be Very Much Displeased About This J MR With a stub bow resembling the destroyer Shaw, reported destroyed by Japanese at Pearl Harbor, I Bataan Still Awaits Drive Japs Drop Cheap Fire Bombs Behind Lines; Shortage Is Seen (Continued from Page 1) than in incendiary bombs. In formed observers incline to the belief that the phosphorus missiles were used in an attempt to set fires because magnesium and thermite bombs were not imme diately 'available on the Bataan front. Japanese shortages of other essential war material have not been reported otherwise in the southwest Pacific march of con quest. Meanwhile fighting described officially as "position" continued on all sections of the narrow pe ninsula front, with the foe still withholding the full scale offen sive against General MacArthur's little army that has been threat ened for days. Salem Girls Army Dance Hostesses To the music of an army or chestra, more than 250 young Sa lem women and 250 army men from a unit stationed in the Sa lem area danced Friday night at the armory under auspices of the United Hospitality association. Wyoming songs, juf cling and acrobatics by the soldiers were featured in the Intermission floor show. Conduct of the volunteer danc ing partners and the army guests was praised by UHA committee members and men of the city council's liaison committee, who served with a group of selected hostesses as "management" for the dance. Girls attending were1 invited to a Tuesday night dance at the fair grounds. Nelson Seeks Oregon Man WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-P)-Rep. James W. Mott R-Ore.) said Friday he was informed that Earl Nixon, Oregon state geolo gist, has been asked to serve as a member of the mineral produc tion division of the war produc tion board. Nixon's service is being sought by the WPB to expedite produc tion of minerals for wartime use, Mott, said. Nixon has conferred with board officials this week on production of chromite in Ore gon, the congressman reparted. Mott said Nixon has asked Governor Charles A Sprague for permission to serve part time with the WPB. Ducklings Down Rooks EUGENE, Ore, Feb. 20.-(P- Tne university of Oregon, fresh man basketball team scored . an easy 64-to-45 victory over the Oregon State rooks Friday night The winners led, 37-14, at half time.. ; , Roy Seeborg, Duckling forward from Astoria, starred with 19 points. ... V- Like Ico Crcoa? Sure, everybody does. Then come to the ' urn uipcsr ISIS Stat lt We make our own Ice Cream. Pure and whole- :gone.r-'-.T-.:--. Under New Management Glen IX Mathewson w ----Prop.- . t uMiiiri1 T" . vim, . .---v " ' 1 . J i J J : . . i K' y :' . ,r .... , ; mi iiiiiiifi ii i iiiii t r business end of a snow plow, the I Dutch, Yanks Rack Up 182 Jap Sinkings By The Associated Press One hundred and eighty two Japanese ships have been sunk or damaged up to Feb. 14 In the entire Pacific theatre, according to latest official count. This ex cluded the heavy enemy losses inflicted since the beginning last week of the invasion of southern Sumatra. Of this known and incom plete tally of the Invader's cas ualties, 109 ships were sunk, 28 probably sunk and 45 dam aged, and of all these, Ameri can ships and planes - accom plished 84 of the known sink ings, 15 of the probables, and accounted for 28 of the dam aged ships. Dutch forces claim ed 24 sinkings, six probables and 11 ships damaged. This was the grand recapit ulation for all allied action against the enemy: Battleships Two probably sunk, two damaged. Cruisers Seven sank, four probably sunk. 11 damaged. Destroyers 1 S sunk, three probably sunk, two damaged. Aircraft carriers One sunk, two probably sunk, one dam aged. Submarines Six sank, one probably sunk, one damaged. Transports 52 sunk, 12 prob ably sunk, 23 damaged. Cargo vessels and auxiliaries 23 sunk, four probably sunk, three damaged. Tankers Seven sunk, two damaged. Woman Saves Cellini Bowl By Screams NEW YORK, Feb. 20-i'P)-The shrill scream of a woman employe prevented the theft Thursday night of the famous $25,000 Cellini bowl a featured item of the multi-million dollar art collection once belonging to William Ran dolph Hearst and now on sale in the Gimbel Brothers department store. On the nearly deserted fifth floor, the thief made a dive for the glass case covering the work of the 16th century Florentine metal worker and sculptor but reversed his field when Miss Mable Dunham screamed. He ran up an escalator and es caped but not empty handed. With him, said Dr. Armand Ham mand, director of the art sale, he apparently took a $249 gold Etrus can necklace. Successor to State Senator To Be Picked xne aauimaman county com missioners and county courts of Clackamas and Columbia counties have been called to meet in Port land at 2 p. m. next Wednesday to elect a successor to State Sen a tor Harry M. Kenin, whose res ignation was received by Secre tary of State Earl Snell here Fri day. Kenin's term would expire ear ly next January. He declared In his resignation that his Job as state senator' would- not be con sistent with his future 'plans. Kenin, a resident' of Portland, represented the three counties in the senate. British Win Battle LONDON, Feb. 2Q-HHtoyal navy and airforce have beaten off a strong nazi air and sea attack on British North sea convoy with out a single loss in warships,' air craft or men, sinking two enemy motor torpedo boats and wrecking a squadron of bombers, the ad miralty announced Friday night vn imrff t- sailed Into a west coast port under a temporary bridge art. The navy President to Air War View Speed of Production Revealed; FDR Asks Maps for Listeners . (Continued from page 1) Robert P. Patterson, undersecre tary of war, testify on the actual progress of the armament pro gram. Committeemen said "after ward that Patterson gave such an encouraging report that it "amazed" them. "They've really gone to work on the bottlenecks and they're moving heaven and earth to turn out the materials," said Senator Thomas (D-Okla). Bothered by a slight cold, Mr. Roosevelt remained in his quar ters at the White House proper Friday and devoted a part of the time to preparing Monday's speech which will be delivered at 7 pjn.. Pacific war time. No formal engagements were made for him, but It was said that a number of officials were called in for consultation late in the day. In connection with the address. Early said he thought it would "show that military actions and naval engagements wherever they are fought, thousands o f miles from here, have a definite effect on each little community, on each man in a workshop, on the pro duction lines." "If the people of the United States will be rood enonrh to open their doors and let him (the president) in to talk to them," Early continued, "he hoped they would have a map of the world or a world globe before them so that in that way they might more clearly and better understand as he talks with them." He was asked whether the presi dent would discuss strategy and replied he believed the speech would be devoted chiefly to paint ing a picture of a world at war. Petition Asks Soldier Funds For After War PORTLAND, Feb. 2a-UP)-ln- itiative petitions, providing for millions of dollars to pay unem pioymem compensation to men discharged from the armed forces by levying a five per cent tax on dividends paid from income o: business and property, were cir culated Friday. The petitions specify payment of $15 a week, less any amount of that sum earned from labor or income, for a maximum of 28 weeks a year within two years after discharge. Earlier petitions, which were withdrawn after the selective service period was ex tended, provided payment for 18 weeks. Funds would be obtained by levying a 5 per cent tax on divi dends paid from business and property. The initiative's sponsor is E. C Allen, democrat, state representa tive from Multnomah county. The measure win appear on the November ballot If 25,383 signa tures are obtained on the peti tions.. It is not a constitutional measure and could be changed by the state legislature. The tax proposed by the initia tive is similar to one levied ' in Wisconsin and upheld by the US supreme court WU Man Speech Finalist Kaipn May, Willamette univer sity student body president, is one of the finalists in senior men's im promptu of the 12th annual inter collegiate - forensic tournament at LinCeld college, McMinnville. Fi nal rounds are slated today. Its own power and operated from said it wui oe oaca m service soon. Workers List at Woodburn Made WOODBURN The canvass of of Woodburn to obtain names workers for next summer's har vest has been completed and near ly all have been compiled. Four hundred ninety names are in and when the list is completed it is expected to contain over 500 This list does not Include any one who expects steady work at the cannery. Most of the persons listed are women and children. India Speeds Aid to China On New Road NEW DELHI. India, Feb. 11- (T")-The government announced today that defense supplies will be permitted to move duty-free from India to China. Well-informed quarters ex pressed the belief that now with the Burma road threatened and Rangoon port mined, India soon would become the main route of supplies moving to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's Chinese ar mies. It was announced officially in Chungking Thursday that war supplies for China will be moved on a new route, replacing the Jap anese-menaced Burma road. The problem of transportation has been worked out by General issimo Chiang Kai-Shek in his current conversations with Indian leaders, a Chungking official said. The new route passes through northern Burma to China, in volving railroad and rover trans portation. Fifty Form Nucleus of DrillUnit Fifty men with military train ing or experience who gathered at Legion auditorium Friday night to offer their services as drill masters for civil reserves units were divided into squads of 12 men each, with L. C. Austin, Lloyd C. Demarest, P. H. Ringle and John Tessele as squad leaders. In their own groups they will train under direction of Captain Stanley Jorgensen, army adviser to civilian defense headquarters here, County Coordinator Bryan H. Conley said. The 30, he de clared, would servo as a nucleus for a larger group of men needed to provide every reserve unit with its required military drill. Firemen Rescue Shrub Planter Firemen were called Friday morning to rescue M. Hackett, 750 North Front street, from a hole where he had been wedged by a large boxed shrub. The first aid - c a r was summoned, but Hackett was not injured. Hackett and another man were boxing the shrub t at 1S95 East Nob HOI street when it fell and pinned him against the wall of the pit where the shrub had been. Capt Walter Eberhard and men from the south Salem fire sta tion took him out. John Stark, 21, 654 North 18th street, cut the Index finger of his left hand with a handsaw Friday afternoon and was given first aid. Fire Hits Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-UP)-Fire broke out in a loft of the Baltimore Sun paper plant and of the Associated Press bureau. which has offices in the building. nard Tine Danes J Overalls and noose Dresses Musle by the Cera Buskers GRANGE HAIJRA " Falls City - Tonight - Coast Aliens Removal Set 9 Army Gets Orders to Act; Agencies to Aid In Plans for Camps Continued from Page 1) as the federal security areney and the farm security adminis tration. He declined to say what lo calities were under consideration, but commented that "undoubtedly arge groups will be placed tem porarily in camps until they can be settled." He said that 3,000 or 4,000 alien enemies now were being settled under evacuation orders issued by him on the recommendation of the war department He referred to prohibited" areas, many of which will be superseded by the new method. Designation of the areas and execution of orders will be done loff jte western extremity, the pat by the military commanders. Uern is virtually complete. Biddle declared that it em- phatically was not martial law and that it did not affect the normal civil processes in the areas. Asked about the legal recourses of persons who might be ordered to move, he said that they could seek writs of habeas corpus. He added, however, that he did not believe that the courts "would go behind mili tary Judgment" as to what was necessary. He explained also that there was no appeal from a military order. Tom C. Clark, western coordina- tor for alien enemy control, will represent the attorney general and I will have charge of coordinating the work of agencies other than the war department in carrying out evacuation orders. This will mclude transportation, shelter, looo, utilities, sanitation, protec- tion of crops being worked by persons subject to evacuation, and aomimsuTiuon oi property leu oe- hind. The attorney general said that the order was not based on any specific action, but was decided upon "as a wise precaution in view of the way the war is going" as protection for both the United States and for the Japanese them selves. Russ Reveals US, British Aid Flowing (Continued from page 1) manpower reserves or those of her satellite nations. Reserves in manpower and ma terials will spell victory in the ??d. Vt?" BnUin ?the uimea oiaies nave more oi mose reserves inan tne axis, tne news paper declared. The night soviet communique as usual told of continued red army advances today without giving details, and Indicated a sharp increase in air activity with 24 German planes listed as downed on Thursday and seven more destroyed on the ground. It acknowledged the loss of 12 soviet craft Dispatches from the battlefront continued in murh tha mama am as all those of recent weeks re- porting the Red army still forrin to the west and beating down German counter attacks. From the southern front, where snow is giving way to rain and' warmer weather, there was word of new gains into the Donets ba sin, and German counter attacks in one sector were said to have cost the nazis 1,500 men in three days. Aviatrix Gets Prison Term WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-UP)- Maintaining a defiant attitude to the end, Aviatrix Laura Ingalls was sentenced to prison Friday for failing to register as an agent of the reich when she took Ger man money to make anti-war speeches last year. Justice James W. Morris fixed the penalty at eight months te two years. Bliss In galls was convicted by a Jury of two we men and ten men on February 13, and had been in Jail since. Entering the courtmnm imim(. ed with spectators, the one-time noiaer oi transcontinental speed jrV8; aie? Morns If the uKehd fa thin. Sh liZT Jh n 'A her head that aha did. Then. - SDeakina- ranidlv an in well chosen lanima? h dared that she had followed fh dictates of her conscience in car - rying out a self -appointed cotm- ter-esplonage effort in behalf of the United States and felt That am a truer patriot than those who convicted me." DINE AND DANCE CffiwFISIn -fr SlcIi TDfcicis Chicken Dinners 1 Mile North Underpass . ; Portland Road X By KIRKE I. SIMPSON Wide World War Analyst For : The Statesman There is fresh evidence from many- quarters that Japan is concentrating land, air and sea forces against the Java outpost for a quick kill before Anglo-American help for its Dutch defend ers can become effective. About that central redoubt of United Nations defense, al ready half encircled from west to east, an expanding cordon is be ing woven. From tiny Bali island, just a mile off the eastern tip of Java, to Sumatra, a score of miles ntrMn thm in th north th Japanese have gained menacing footholds on Borneo and Celebes within bomber range of Java. They have also seised bases on Islands of the lower Celebes and Banda sea archipelagos. Tokyo claims landings even on Dutch Portuguese Timor opposite bombed Darwin, In Japanese hands that would gravely im peril even the short route from the Pacific via Torres strait to the south coast of Java. It still is difficult to see in these fast-paced developments a pro- llogue for an attempted invasion of Australia. The possibility of that cannot be dismissed; but Java is clearly indicated as the objective of a strangling encirclement, then headlong multiple assaults by sea land air, Nor does prolonged Australian silence as to damaee actually wrought by Japanese bombs at Darwin lighten the picture. The I toll of rasualtiM in shins nlanes and personnel as well as harbor installations in what still seems an effective enemy surprise attack could strongly affect the coming battle of Java, London now contributes its conclusion that Intensified nazi submarine operations in the Atlantic are closely linked with events in the Far Pacific. The pick of nasi U-boat skippers are said to be in command of the long-range undersea boats haunting American waters and preying primarily on Anglo American oil supply lines. That the German submarine I campaign is designed in part to prevent American reinforcements of naval and air nower in the Until ' this nazi campaign is brought under control, it also must extent which Britain can shift warships or planes either to me Pacilic or the Mediterran- lean. London expresses the belief that the Atlantic submarine campaign was forced upon Hitler by Jap anese demand two months ahead of the date scheduled by Berlin. If that is true, it might indicate that Tokyo could already foresee weeks ago, before Singapore fell, its inability to muster sufficient striking power against the Dutch Indies without effective and quick l321 help' V LT laCfTI tfi A A VxJ-l-O Service Flags First new gold star service flags in Salem were presented Friday night by the Veterans of Foreign Wars to Mr. and Mrs. George Quesseth and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Sederstrom. Alfred O. Quesseth, chief pet ty officer and machinists mate in the US navy, was killed in action at Cavite, Philippine Is lands, early in the war with Ja pan. Verdi D. Sederstrom, paymaster on a us baruesmp, was Killed in action in Pearl Harbor, Ha wau' The presentation was made by Herman Lafky, department sen ior vice commander, and Dr. Roy S. Scofield, commander of dis trict six, both members of VFW post No. 661. They said the worn en thus become eligible for auxil iary membership. Dr. Scofield said he expected within a day or two a shipment of service flags for men in serv ice, and parents could obtain them at his office. (Loaded Trailer , Crashes Store MOLALLA, Feb. 20-)A load led log truck-trailer crashed into a e Tnursaay, causing ex I tensive damage but no injuries. ; A. broken connection between IB1 truck ana trailer causea tne accident, wmcn was we secona I of Its kind here within a year. 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